Running multiple browsers (iPaq) for whole house audio control

[Gareth Cook <g@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Following on from the multi screen thread - here's an alternative that I
want. Whole house audio using a browser (ie WiFi iPaq), with the
amplification done at Node 0. XLobby looks nice, but a total dog on an
iPaq - and it's overkill. Whats wrong with a basic browser - less to go
wrong at the "client" end.

The big problem I have is the "server" end - what kit can dish
out
multiple zone audio (a PC is fine for this, despite my reservations about
using PC's for any home control). So what I would like is :

Browser clients (I have cheap WiFi iPaqs in mind)
Possible PC based system
Multi Zone audio outputs.
Amplification done at Node 0.
Distributed ceilings mounted speakers in each room (I have identified 8
zones so far). Cabling back to Node 0 (prob T&E cable!)

I heard of the 3rd party driver that gets 3 x stereo outputs from a
Creative Live card - not sure if you can have multiple cards in one pc tho
- but that would be a cheap way of doing it.  I've also not seen any cheap
amps that have many zone outputs. I'm not after hi fidelity here - i just
want convenience. But mebe the sound card option would be enough
amplification ?

That's basically it beyond the current wiring for CBus and Comfort. Am i
asking too much ?

G.

Gareth Cook
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----- Forwarded by Gareth Cook/UK/IBM on 15/11/2004 19:58 -----

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"keyvan2r" <keyvan@xxxxxxx>
Today 19:48

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[ukha_d] Re: Running multiple touchscreens from one PC
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Try this one:

http://www.caseserve.com/cinemar/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2428

Keyvan

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Paul Gale" <groups@s...> wrote:
> Chris,
>
> Which threads were you thinking of? There are loads of posts on
there.
>
> Paul.
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Christopher Purves [mailto:CHRIS_PURVES@M...]
> > Sent: 15 November 2004 19:02
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Running multiple touchscreens from one PC
> >
> >
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > There is a huge thread on the cinemar forum about doing exactly
this. They
> > use multi-head graphics - the matrox supports up to 9
touchscreens on 1 pc
> > with independent display and so does Mainlobby to boot -
solution in a
> > box. Given that you are only likely to be using 1 or 2 of the
screens at
> > any one time a reasonably spec'd server will handle this nicely.
There is
> > about 10 pages of discussion on the forum describing the
approaches to
> > doing it. I have just purchased some of the kit to do exactly
that.
> > Terminal services is a nasty way of doing it IMHO.
> >
> >
> > Chris
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: John Andrews<mailto:groups@j...>
> >   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx<mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> >   Sent: 15 November 2004 18:46
> >   Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Running multiple touchscreens from one PC
> >
> >
> >   Paul
> >
> >   I'm doing just that (USB to VGA), do a search for see2 in
google.
> >
> >   I imported one from provantage and if someone was doing a bulk
buy,
> > would
> >   probably buy another.
> >
> >
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: "Paul Gordon"
> > <paul@p...<mailto:paul@p...>>
> >   To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx<mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx>>
> >   Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 4:07 PM
> >   Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Running multiple touchscreens from one PC
> >
> >
> >   >
> >   > I do remember reading earlier in the year that it is
possible with a
> > reg
> >   > hack to increase the number of remote desktop sessions
available in
> >   > Windows XP. I recall reading that one poster claimed to
have
5 RDP
> >   > sessions running concurrently with no problems... That
would
probably
> > be
> >   > a viable option, but one would of course have to have a PC
as well as
> >   > the screen in the remote locations....
> >   >
> >   > Another thought has occurred to me.... Aren't there
USB-VGA
adapters
> >   > available? - I'm sure I've seen these advertised in the
past... (could
> >   > be thinking of something else though)...
> >   >
> >   > Paul G.
> >   >
> >   >
> >   > > -----Original Message-----
> >   > > From: Gareth Cook [mailto:g@xxxxxxx]
> >   > > Sent: 15 November 2004 16:04
> >   > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> >   > > Subject: Fw: [ukha_d] Running multiple touchscreens
from
one PC
> >   > >
> >   > >
> >   > > Similar to what I want. I would like whole house
audio
control (via
> >   > > browser) with all the amplification and switching
done in
N0.
> > Speakers
> >   > in
> >   > > each room go back to N0.
> >   > >
> >   > > Or the touchscreen (7" etc) as you state. Not
seen
anything suitable
> >   > so
> >   > > far.
> >   > >
> >   > > G.
> >   > >
> >   > >
> >   > > ----- Forwarded by Gareth Cook/UK/IBM on 15/11/2004
15:56 -
----
> >   > > "Paul Gale" <groups@s...>
> >   > > Today 15:50
> >   > >
> >   > > .
> >   > > Subject:
> >   > > .
> >   > > [ukha_d] Running multiple touchscreens from one PC
> >   > > .
> >   > > Category:
> >   > >
> >   > >
> >   > >
> >   > >
> >   > > Just mulling over the ways to get touch screens in a
number of rooms
> >   > cost
> >   > > effectively. Is anyone running two or more touch
screens
(of the
> > type
> >   > you
> >   > > fit in a car etc) from a single PC with multiple
interfaces?
> >   > >
> >   > > I?d probably want to run something like MainLobby or
my
own custom
> >   > > application (designed in Director) on each and
connecting
to
> >   > > ACE/Homevision/Comfort at the back end.
> >   > >
> >   > > I guess there are a few options like:
> >   > >
> >   > > *                Terminal services
> >   > > *                Multiple dual head graphics cards in
the
PC
> >   > > *                Multi session software (don?t know
what
this is
> >   > called
> >   > > but I?ve seen something before ? allows several
instances
of Windows
> >   > to
> >   > > run from one PC)
> >   > >
> >   > > I guess the multi graphic card option is easy to
setup but
may be a
> >   > bit
> >   > > flakey to get the right app running on the right
screen?
> >   > >
> >   > > With the terminal services option ? what?s the
minimum
extra
> > hardware
> >   > I
> >   > > would need at each screen?
> >   > >
> >   > > Anyone got any other ideas?
> >   > >
> >   > > Paul.
> >   >
> >   >
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